The assumption of the Role Potential Spectrum model is that within the realm of human systems there exists an equal potential for unlawful NSAs (e.g. human/drug/diamond traffickers, tribal organizations, insurgents) to utilize Extra-Government Role Potentials (e.g. violence, bribery, nepotism) as there are for lawful NSAs (e.g. corporations, NGOs, labor unions) to utilize Government Sanctioned Role Potentials (e.g. lobbyism, activism, mineral rights). If libertarianism and anarchy represent the extremes of these role potentials totalitarianism marks the middle point. Following this line of reasoning a sample of countries most resembling totalitarian regimes was selected. An average of any value applied to this totalitarian sample would mark the middle point of the Role Potential Spectrum.
Means are calculated for the sample of totalitarian states (North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Laos, and Libya) to anchor the middle of the spectrum. The number of rankings or scores to either side of the totalitarian sample mean are divided by five to determine the intervals of quintiles. The totalitarian sample mean is then set to 0 and each quintile in either direction is assigned a score of 1-5 respectively. State ranks were subtracted from the totalitarian mean and the result was divided by the interval of the quintile to identify its role potential score.
The assumption of the Role Potential Spectrum model is that within the realm of human systems there exists an equal potential for unlawful NSAs (e.g. human/drug/diamond traffickers, tribal organizations, insurgents) to utilize Extra-Government Role Potentials (e.g. violence, bribery, nepotism) as there are for lawful NSAs (e.g. corporations, NGOs, labor unions) to utilize Government Sanctioned Role Potentials (e.g. lobbyism, activism, mineral rights). If libertarianism and anarchy represent the extremes of these role potentials totalitarianism marks the middle point. Following this line of reasoning a sample of countries most resembling totalitarian regimes was selected. An average of any value applied to this totalitarian sample would mark the middle point of the Role Potential Spectrum.
Means are calculated for the sample of totalitarian states (North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Laos, and Libya) to anchor the middle of the spectrum. The number of rankings or scores to either side of the totalitarian sample mean are divided by five to determine the intervals of quintiles. The totalitarian sample mean is then set to 0 and each quintile in either direction is assigned a score of 1-5 respectively. State ranks were subtracted from the totalitarian mean and the result was divided by the interval of the quintile to identify its role potential score.